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Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within by Taylor Armstrong
the interviews she has given since “woman yells at cat” are forming the bedrock of my media apostle spirituality and i am not joking
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
blatant ripoff of paper towns by john green…. but i love paper towns by john green
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
the northern virginia pride i feel in this series is unparalleled
Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love by Fr Sean Davidson
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I really wanted this to be good but it's just... incoherent, fictitious, and devoid of insight.
Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them by Adrienne Raphel
the most fun i’ve had reading a book in AGES!
The Friend of the Bridegroom: On the Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner by Sergius Bulgakov
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
he lost me at the angel thing
Born from the Gaze of God: The Tibhirine Journal of a Martyr Monk (1993–1996) by Edith Scholl, Mette Louise Nygård, Christophe Lebreton
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
unbelievably beautiful. grateful to the translators for this - I have made a new friend in heaven!!!
The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria by John Kiser
this has big early 2000s energy……. i came here to learn about the monks but instead we’re spending way too much time on “but what IS a terrorist…..” yknow? still, remarkable
Waiting on God by Simone Weil
to waste such a towering intellect on indulging one’s own anxieties and fortifying imaginary obstacles to one’s own holiness and happiness is a tragedy. an object lesson.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I adored this book!!!!!!!!!! “guy makes a whole world just to let girl know he loves her” is a trope i have been a sucker for since genesis and i am fine with it ok!!!!